Perfect Strangers

1986 • ABC
4.8
63 reviews
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Season 4 episodes (22)

1 The Lottery
10/14/88
The ever-practical Larry gives Balki a lesson in economic reality after Balki is tempted to buy a lottery ticket. But when the winning numbers are announced, Larry is shocked.
2 Assertive Training
10/21/88
After Larry completes an assertiveness-training course, he hopes to convince Balki that the meek do not succeed. But Larry's plan to help Balki get the pay raise he deserves backfires.
3 Aliens
10/28/88
Larry watches a horror movie marathon on Halloween and the next morning he thinks that Balki has turned into an alien.
4 Piano Movers
11/4/88
Balki volunteers himself and Larry to move Lydia's piano up ten flights.
5 High Society
11/11/88
When newspaper owner Endicott invites Larry and Balki to his palatial estate, the cousins are welcomed by the rich and famous guests who believe that Balki is the Crown Prince of Mypos.
6 Up A Lazy River, Part 1
11/18/88
Despite state-of-the-art equipment, everything goes wrong when Larry and Balki take Mary Ann and Jennifer on a camping trip.
7 Up A Lazy River, Part 2
11/25/88
Larry, Balki and the girls get lost in the wilderness during a camping trip.
8 College Bound
12/9/88
While Balki takes his college entrance examinations, Larry and friends prepare a surprise party and reminisce about Balki's introduction to life in America.
9 The Gift of The Mypiot
12/16/88
Balki invites Mr. Gorpley to the Christmas Eve party.
10 Maid to Order
1/6/89
Balki hires a maid, but she is too efficient for Larry.
11 That Old Gang Of Mine
1/13/89
To overcome his heartbreak over Mary Ann's move to London, Balki joins a motorcycle club--the Motor Psychos.
12 Crimebusters
1/20/89
Hired as a researcher, Larry takes a shortcut to obtain a story for the paper's investigative team, a tactic which may cost him his job as well as his friendship with his new neighbor, Carl.
13 Games People Play
2/3/89
When Larry and Balki compete for money and prizes on a television game show, Larry succumbs to the very temptation against which he has been cautioning Balki--greed.
14 Come Fly With Me
2/10/89
Balki's spirits soar as he boards his first airplane flight, but stewardesses Jennifer and Mary Ann cannot wait to get back on solid ground after sampling Balki's Myposian lameetkas.
15 Blind Alley
2/17/89
Balki substitutes for an absent player in the Chronicle's bowling league, but he may be unable to see his way to victory after a visit to the eye doctor on the day of the tournament.
16 The King And I
2/24/89
A hypnotist's demonstration leaves Larry unperturbed, but it causes Balki to act, dress and sing like Elvis Presley on the day of his big tax audit.
17 Prose And Cons
3/10/89
Larry and Balki learn the true meaning of "silence is deadly" when Larry refuses to reveal a source for a story and the pair go to jail.
18 Car Wars
3/17/89
Larry and Balki look for a used car.
19 Just A Gigolo
3/31/89
Larry poses as a woman in an effort to reveal a con man who is trying to take advantage of Lydia.
20 Seven Card Studs
4/14/89
Balki's luck is very bad when he plays in Gorpley's poker game. Larry devises a plan to recoup his cousin's losses.
21 Teacher's Pest
4/28/89
Asked to teach a college course, Larry plans to mold the minds of future journalists by setting class standards high.
22 Wedding Belle Blues
5/5/89
According to Myposian tradition, Balki becomes a man on his 25th birthday, an occasion that brings an unexpected visitor bearing a special gift: a wife!

About this show

Emmy® Award nominee Bronson Pinchot and Mark Linn-Baker star in this hilarious comedy series that showcases the fact that family is often stranger than, well, strangers! When Balki, who hails from the distant country of Mypos, arrives unexpectedly at his cousin Larry's Chicago apartment, cultures clash … with perfect comedic timing.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
63 reviews
Yvonne Reed
August 13, 2022
One of the best! But did anyone notice some of the shows were the same as Laverne & Shirley? Still loved it though. Couldn't make up my mind on which I loved more, Balki or cousin Larry, it sort of flipped back and forth! 💕
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Jack Knoxville
April 30, 2018
This was one of my favorite shows as a kid and I was stoked to see it pop up on Hulu. So, I decided to binge watch couldn't believe that I loved it even more as an adult than I did then. The comedic humor and way that Mark Lynn Baker and Bronson Pinchot reminds me of Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance. They are both excellent in their use of slapstick physical comedy and the writing was fantastic. If you haven't watched this for a while, I highly recommend it. So worth buying and being able to own forever.
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Tom Larkin
March 15, 2019
This was my favorite series from TGIF even though it came out before it. Also if it wasn't for Perfect Strangers there would have never been the spin off Family Matters another great TGIF show.
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